Some mammals hibernate to survive in winter, but the Eurasian common shrew (Sorex araneus) employs Dehnel's phenomenon to get ...

Copperhead snakes and other reptiles brumate, The Charlotte Observer previously reported. Like hibernation, this dormant ...

Researchers at Washington State University and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game are using collar cams to study a remote ...

As a major winter storm blankets New England, Bill Danielson reflects on how birds endure brutal cold, deep snow and dark ...

Birds fly south, humans bundle up, but what do insects do to survive the winter? From creating antifreeze-like alcohols to burrowing in the ground, bugs have a few solutions to carry on. Hosted by: ...

Here’s what to know about these parasites.

Scientists are investigating the reasons some plants still wear last season’s tattered clothes.

These invasive bugs come in looking for warmth.

Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog weather icon, made his prediction on Monday morning. Was it six more weeks of winter or an ...

"Scientists have overlooked this species for so long," said Kyushu University entomologist Ryōta Seki in a statement.

In Sturt National Park, near Tibooburra in central Australia where temperatures can range from freezing to nearly 50°C, there ...

Tens of thousands of people are gathering for Punxsutawney Phil, a groundhog that lives in a tree stump, to predict if the ...